Mushrooms
and molds are fungus. A fungus is not a true plant. It does
not photosynthesize light into a food source. The structures we
see and call mushrooms are the reproductive parts of a fungus that
lives underground or under bark.

Division
Basidiomycota Family Auriculariaceae

Probably Jelly
EarAuricularia auricula-judae

Delicately
folded geletain strips, 6" long. When it dries it becomes nearly black and
rehydrates after a rain or after winter. The inside is smooth, the
outside has tiny white hairs. This plant often takes on the look of an
ear. It was growing on a shaded pecan log. Edible.